BadNick

unc, was the person born where you are famous for sports?


Hi squeeeb...glad you joined the gammme.

Shell, come on! keep playing! We've all screwed up numerous times, and I think we get almost as much fun out of the mess-ups as we do of finding someone. Plus, if you stay I promise to watch anudder one a doze chick flicks.

Shell

...it wasn't anyone's doing here that made me abandon ship. I just had a moment of frustration with myself...for being on the computer too long, for messing up with the clue's, and for some minor issues with some other threads in the tfp. I actually feel safest here in this thread and consider it my home base while i venture out into the "streets" of the tfp. You all have been very friendly and respectful here in this thread and i'm very grateful for that because it's been TONS of fun as well as challenging and enlightening.

....okay, i'm in. But two things...
...what is POTUS and NSFW ?
....and could someone please recap what we've got so far? I'm still lost.
I know we're in the state of New York looking for someone's birthplace, it's not NYC,
and it's not an Island (which leaves out walt whitman from long island) but what else do we know?

...is it in a town (not a city)?



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Tully Mars

POTUS= President of the US
NSFW= Not safe for work


We know, so far, famous 19th centurry birth place in NY somewhere. Not a former POTUS, not a literary figure, not related to golf, no Adm. Mathew Perry and looking for a male person's birth place.

I think that's it, but coffees still trying to do it's job I may have missed something(s.)

Edit-

I'm not sure we know it's not in NYC somewhere. I'm missing the clue that rules that out

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uncle phil

tully - no

nick - no

shell - yes

not in NYC...

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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
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Tully Mars

Famous for science?

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I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo

Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

uncle phil

no...

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

BadNick

was this person primarily famous for being in politics?

uncle phil

no...

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Shell

....thank you for your help, tully. Good morning all

...Phil...a sports figure?

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BadNick

are you north of Albany?

uncle phil

shell - mornin' backacha - no

nick - no

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Tully Mars

West of 81?

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Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

Cielamara

Hmm.

Is the person an artist?
Is the person a musician?

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You probably don't want to know.

squeeeb

you are in buffalo?

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onward to mayhem!

BadNick

Binghamton? ...IBM was born there in 1889 as Bundy Time Recorder Co.

Shell

...Issac Post's birthplace in Westbury, NY? His home was an active station on the Underground Railroad sometimes housing between 10 - 20 refugees in one night. He became implicated in John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry in 1857 and fled the country to avoid possible arrest.

---------- Post added at 01:26 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:20 PM ----------

OH!....and HELLO to Cielamara!!!!!!!!! We need another female in here so stick around.

...a BIG welcome from me!

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..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

uncle phil

tully - yes

ciel - no

squeeb - no

nick - no

shell - no

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

BadNick

was the famous person born where you are an industrialist?

BadNick

Richford, NY where John D. Rockefeller was born?

John Davison Rockefeller (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of modern philanthropy. In 1870, he founded the Standard Oil Company.

uncle phil

nick - of a sense...

nick - yes

good job, buddy; you're up...

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Shell

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::::!!!! woohoooo, NICK, way to go !!!!::::::
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BadNick

OK, Shell, who's gonna clean up all that confetti? ...but thanks, it was fun. I hope it was as good for all of you as it was for me.

I wish I knew where to go now...but give me a short bit and I'll post back from my new location.

Tully Mars

NH, WH?

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I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo

Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

uncle phil

naperville, illinois?

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

BadNick

Tul, yes no ...so I'm in NH EH

unc, no, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express one time.

Shell

...europe?

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..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

BadNick

Hi Shell...yes, Europe.

Following in unc's footsteps, I'm at the birthplace of a famous person.

uncle phil

land-locked country?

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Shell

hi nick....bordering the mediterranean?

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BadNick

not landlocked

not on the Med

Shell

...atlantic ocean?

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..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

BadNick

not on the atlantic ocean

Shell

...north sea?

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..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

BadNick

not north sea

uncle phil

arctic ocean?

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

Shell

...black sea?

__________________
..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

uncle phil

hey nick, i'm winning take 2 and take 3, by the way...

__________________
"We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done."
- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
you both get dirty;
the pig likes it.

squeeeb

you are in poland

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onward to mayhem!

Tully Mars

Famous person born in the 19th century?

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Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

BadNick

Shell's right with her Black Sea guess...the country I'm in borders the Black Sea.

So not in Poland, squeeeb.

Tul, yes the person was born in the 19th century.

The person, as well as the birthplace of this person, have some connection to my family heritage and my name.


oh yea, when was the last time you looked?